Where does “மூவேந்தர்” come from?

மூவேந்தர் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மூ-, from Proto-Dravidian *muH — three.

மூவேந்தர் (Tamil): the Three Crowned Kings of Tamilakam, viz., Chera, Chola, Pandya

Definitions

  1. the Three Crowned Kings of Tamilakam, viz., Chera, Chola, Pandya

Ancestry of “மூவேந்தர்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமூ-three
2Proto-Dravidian*muHthree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *muH →Every word from Tamil மூ- →